Short-term flood alert for nine northern, north-eastern districts as rivers rise
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Why recent earthquakes near Dhaka should not trigger panic, experts explain
24 June 2026, 22:05 PM
Natural disaster
At Summer Davos, PM Tarique pitches Bangladesh as a future climate-resilience leader
23 June 2026, 22:05 PM
Climate Change
Gulf states ‘dragging their feet’ as migrant workers face deadly heat: HRW
23 June 2026, 21:41 PM
Middle East
4.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, nearby areas
22 June 2026, 22:01 PM
Natural disaster
Titas consumers to face low gas pressure until June 25
22 June 2026, 20:51 PM
Energy
Domestic fuel prices may fall if global rates ease: Energy minister
22 June 2026, 17:44 PM
Energy
Brief rain, prolonged misery
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Weather
Heavy rainfall triggers flood alert across Sylhet and north Bangladesh
21 June 2026, 17:33 PM
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Radar breakdown disrupts forecasting as rivers in Rangpur approach danger level
21 June 2026, 14:10 PM
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Antarctica sea ice melts to a record low
The National Snow and Ice Data Center in the United States said Antarctica's sea ice fell to 1.91 million square kilometres this week, the lowest extent since records began in 1979
17 February 2023, 14:40 PM
Scrap Adani power deal if necessary: TIB to govt
According to national and international media reports, the electricity generated from the Adani power plant located in Godda, Jharkhand, will cost almost three times more than the electricity produced in the country
17 February 2023, 12:49 PM
Dhaka's air hazardous, worst in the world this morning
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 335 at 9:10am, the capital ranked first in the list of world cities with the worst air quality
17 February 2023, 04:16 AM
4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Sylhet
A 4.3-magnitude quake took place 11 kilometres northeast of Chhatak in Sylhet at 9:56am yesterday.
16 February 2023, 18:00 PM
DoE fails to keep its own environment safe
The Department of Environment (DoE) has failed to keep the environmental indices at a permissible level even in Agargaon, its headquarters in Dhaka.
16 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Spilled oil spread to canals
These canals are connected with each other and flow into the Karnaphuli river
16 February 2023, 15:41 PM
Dollar crisis casts shadow over Rampal plant’s operation
Officials of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), which has been engaged in implementing the power plant project, expressed their concerns
16 February 2023, 15:09 PM
Tiger census cameras: 8 in Satkhira range stolen
Sundarbans Tiger Census 2023 has been ongoing using camera trapping technology
16 February 2023, 14:38 PM
HC orders demolishing 27 brick kilns in Bandarban
The court delivered the verdict after lifting its earlier order that in 2014 gave two years' time for relocating the brick kilns
16 February 2023, 14:10 PM
Single-use plastic to be cut by 90% by 2026
"In addition, it has been planned to increase the recycling of plastic waste to 80 percent by 2030 and reduce the generation of plastic waste to 30 percent during the period," said Shahab Uddin
16 February 2023, 13:55 PM
Dhaka world's 2nd most polluted city this morning
Pakistan's Lahore and India's Delhi occupied the first and the third spots with AQI scores of 245 and 190 respectively
16 February 2023, 06:09 AM
Warm water eroding 'Doomsday Glacier', study shows
The Thwaites glacier could cause global sea levels to rise by more than half a meter if it melts. But scientists examining erosion say there is good news and bad news
16 February 2023, 04:49 AM
6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, though there were no reports of casualties or significant damage.
16 February 2023, 03:02 AM
Rosatom finds alternative route to deliver cargo to NPP in Bangladesh
"Construction of the NPP continues in accordance with the current schedule," the Russian state-run corporation said
15 February 2023, 15:43 PM
Countries including Bangladesh at risk of exodus on ‘biblical scale’: UN
Countries such as Bangladesh, China, India, and the Netherlands are all in danger, Guterres said, while mega-cities on every continent will face serious impacts -- from Cairo to Jakarta to Los Angeles to Copenhagen.
15 February 2023, 12:09 PM
Rampal power plant may resume electricity supply tonight
"If everything remains perfect, electricity will be supplied to the national grid from tonight," says managing director of Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited
15 February 2023, 07:25 AM
Erdogan vows to rebuild, rescue work winds down
Damage assessment of buildings, of which tens of thousands were destroyed, will be completed in a week and reconstruction will begin within months, he said.
15 February 2023, 07:01 AM
Dhaka 3rd most polluted city in the world this morning
Pakistan's Lahore and Thailand's Chiang Mai occupied the first and second spots, with AQI scores of 243 and 187, respectively.
15 February 2023, 05:37 AM
9 survivors pulled from rubble as Turkey quake death toll tops 41,000
Nine survivors were rescued from the rubble in Turkey on Tuesday, more than a week after a massive earthquake struck, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold
15 February 2023, 01:42 AM
Three dead in New Zealand cyclone
Authorities on Wednesday confirmed three deaths after Cyclone Gabrielle cut a trail of destruction across northern New Zealand, with helicopters plucking hundreds from their roofs as floods surged overnight
15 February 2023, 01:33 AM